Where does “looming” come from?

Looming derives from English loom, from Old Norse ljóma, Old English lām, Proto-Germanic laimô, and Proto-Indo-European ley-, ultimately from Proto-Germanic galōmiz.

looming (English): present participle of loom; The condition of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of loom; The condition of...

Ancestry of “looming”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloomA utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in...
2Middle Englishlomeusually, commonly; A machine, device, or...
3Old Englishlōmefrequently, often
4Old Englishġelōmeoften, frequently, continually, repeatedly
5Proto-Germanicgalōma—
6Proto-Germanicgalōmiz—

Words derived from “looming”

Every word from Proto-Germanic galōmiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic galōma →Every word from Old English ġelōme →
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